Review
Boy Kills World’s bloody slapstick is gruesome but falls short of genuine wit
When it comes to someone getting their limbs sliced off or their head smashed in, Bill Skarsgard’s action thriller can’t be accused of stopping halfway.
- by Jake Wilson
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★★★★
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Tired of the cult of the celebrity chef? This Juliette Binoche movie will fix that
Juliette Binoche provides the perfect antidote to the cult of the celebrity chef in this modest film that finds fascination in life’s quieter moments.
- by Sandra Hall
★★★★
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Ready to chuck it all in and go adventuring? Maybe watch this first
There’s a fine line between adventure and misadventure, as this remarkable odyssey demonstrates.
- by Sandra Hall
Before he died, Freud had a mysterious meeting. This film ‘reveals’ who it was with
Anthony Hopkins is at his sarcastic best in a story that imagines a battle of wills that took place shortly before Freud’s death.
- by Sandra Hall
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt all fizzle and no sizzle in The Fall Guy
A critic quoted on the poster says this is “a ridiculously fun movie”. Yes, The Fall Guy is ridiculous. But fun? Not from where I was sitting.
- by David Free
This overblown Netflix space sequel to Rebel Moon is no Star Wars opera
Director Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Part 2 lacks the humour of Star Wars or the pomposity of Dune.
- by Jake Wilson
★★
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Back to Black is a tasteless melodrama that tarnishes Winehouse’s legacy
No one had a voice like Amy Winehouse. The film about this once-in-a-lifetime singer disappoints.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Civil War began as a work of fiction, then it almost became fact
Kirsten Dunst stars as a photojournalist in this grimly candid portrait of the US ruled by a dictator in the White House – and a society under collapse.
- by Sandra Hall
★★★★
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This striking film is Tomb Raider in Tuscany, and you won’t want to miss it
With a cast that includes Isabella Rossellini, La Chimera is a stunning, dream-like film where pretty much anything can happen.
- by Jake Wilson
This war movie is based on actual Anzac diaries – so why doesn’t it ring true?
Despite all of the effort put in to the look of this ambitious production I ultimately had trouble suspending disbelief.
- by Jake Wilson
This film was a critical and festival hit. I can’t understand how
Part biopic, part polemic, Ava DuVernay’s new film Origin has an undeniably powerful moment, but it’s hardly revelatory.
- by Sandra Hall